Dear Is Mise,

Religions are polytheistic, monotheistic or non-theistic. Most versions of Buddhism do not postulate a God or god. Neither does Unitarianism or humanistic Judaism.

It is not wrong to leave a bible at someone's front door.
It is, however, a stupid thing to do.
When not well received, it will likely be discarded.
Creating unnecessary waste should not be encouraged.

When someone tries to interest us in particular ideas, we can do one of two things.
We can ignore them, or we can engage with them.
If their action is not unlawful, there are times we might need to adjust our lives around it.
For example, when someone delivers unsolicited written information to our doorstep.

However, if we want to disagree with another person's philosophy, we must first know what it is?
So we might choose to read what they have left for us?
If we have nothing better to do that day of course.
At the very least it can keep our 'disgust' fresh.

Do we see those with alternative views as 'enemies'?
If so, would it not be better to keep them close to us?
Have some idea of their thought processes, and their potential threat to normal life.
I must say I feel sorry for those who live in a story world.
It prevents them from experiencing mental freedom.

I've change the title of this thread;

Is it right to leave a pile of hundred dollar bills at your front door?

I'm voting YES! Even if they are stuffed inside a Bible!

Dear Ipso Fatso,

When it comes to physical objects placed on your property, this is no longer a matter of ideas.

It may be legal in Australia to be so stupid this way, but this does not render such actions "not wrong": they can hurt others in several ways and doing so knowingly is wrong. Each and every one of us, humans, I believe, does at least one, big or small, wrong act a day which is not illegal.

«However, if we want to disagree with another person's philosophy, we must first know what it is?»

But what if we aren't interested in disagreement, what if that isn't the issue?
What if we already happen to agree (but do not want the physical object)?
What if we just want to be left alone, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, neither looking for friends nor for enemies?
What if some in the family agree and others don't and we rather keep the peace in our family?
What if the question whether or not (or how) to dispose of that object causes family quarrels?
What if we have a difficulty (physical, mental, emotional and/or spiritual) in disposing of that physical object?
What if we trip and break our leg while disposing of the object?
What if just the fact of having our property entered startles us, scares us, wakes us from a good sleep, interrupts our meditation, study or sex even? What if it disturbs our children and pets, etc., etc.?
What if the Bible distributor, just by entering, finds things (legal or otherwise) in our yard (or inside, through a window) which we do not want others to know about?
What if our dog grabs the Bible before we can even get hold of it and tears it to pieces to our religious dismay?
What if before we find that Bible, the rain comes, the birds poo on it and we find a big upsetting mess on our doorstep?
What if burglars see the Bible thus know that we aren't home?

My home is my castle. Nobody should enter it uninvited.

What if we come back to the real world?

Oh Paul,

«Is it right to leave a pile of hundred dollar bills at your front door?»

By someone who wishes to implicate me in their robbery/forgery and have me jailed in their place?